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Read full article →The current outbreak has been attributed to contaminated iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
Read full article →A Class I recall indicates “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death," according to the FDA.
Read full article →The Trump administration accused dozens of hospitals, clinics and providers on Thursday of fraudulent billing for transgender health procedures and referred them to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential prosecution. The effort, led by Vice President Vance, combines two…
Read full article →Coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansas Medicaid enrollees next year is in question after the Trump administration refused to renew a key state waiver. The state might not be the last to have to adjust to an arcane rule…
Read full article →Some seriously ill patients improve on hospice. About 1 in 16 patients enrolled in hospice care lose eligibility as a result. Here’s how to get appropriate care after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
Read full article →The FDA approved a treatment for advanced multiple myeloma made by Bristol Myers Squibb, marking the debut of a new class of drugs for the blood cancer.
Read full article →A CMS rule finalized this week may prove more difficult to challenge than previous Trump administration actions to end transgender care for young people.
Read full article →“If the short history of telematics in the auto insurance taught us anything, it’s to be skeptical of any promises attached to shareable surveillance data.”
Read full article →Methadone clinics don't have to be as rigid in how they dispense opioid addiction medicine. Some, though not all, are changing their ways.
Read full article →“The default to biomedical responses means that clinics and hospitals are increasingly absorbing the costs of social problems,” writes Kyle Vanelli.
Read full article →Last year's funding cuts to federal agencies that oversee foodborne illness outbreaks are being tested with the record cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S.
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